Category: Oregon

GSP benefits kick back in in just a few days, but it will be a while until we know the full cost of tariffs paid by American companies due to expiration. According to the latest available data, American companies paid $67 million in extra taxes because Congress failed to renew GSP last year. In the...

This week we heard from two small businesses impacted by GSP expiration – Sugarpod LLC in Hillsboro, Oregon and Inplac in Charlotte, North Carolina – that reported paying $24,959.85 and $30,172.01 so far because of GSP expiration. Not $25,000 and $30,000, or even $24,960 and $30,172, but $24,959.85 and $30,172.01. Because every penny of...

In May 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $72 million on about $1.8 billion in imports. GSP imports were up by 14 percent – and tariffs savings were up by 16 percent – compared to May 2016. Some states such as New Hampshire and New Mexico saw much larger increases in GSP imports and...